Syria’s economic reckoning: The greatest test yet for al-Sharaa

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Syria's economic reckoning: The greatest test yet for al-Sharaa Damascus, Syria - Syria witnessed its largest protests last week since the fall of Assad’s regime in 2024. Across northern Syria in the government’s heartland of Idlib, and in Aleppo and Hama, large crowds protested against a recent decision by the government to lift subsidies on fuel. This comes amid lingering economic collapse and, according to analysts, growing anger from much of the population at the government’s failure to address their economic grievances. On 13 September, the Syrian government lifted Assad-era fuel subsidie…